Loche Mountains, Wester Valley.

In winter, the Luoxue Mountains are lonely, and most of the fierce beasts and other creatures in the mountains are nowhere to be seen, and even the magical beasts are not willing to wander around.

The black ridge is covered with snow-covered pine forests with only a hint of dark green, and the snow has accumulated on the mountain ridge to a depth of nearly one meter, and white has almost become the only color in the world.

West Ridge is a narrow mountain range in the Mansion of the Falling Snow Mountains, and the Luoxue Mountains are a large mountain range between the Fezy Kingdom and the Dillon Kingdom, and it is almost impossible for traveling merchants between the two countries to bypass the Luoxue Mountains to the opposite side, so they can only choose to cross the mountains.

As the passage to the east of the Luoxue Mountains, the Westster Valley is the most convenient and gentle passage to bypass the most precipitous main peak of the Luoxue Mountains, and half of the traveling merchants between the two countries choose to rush through this valley, and then climb a few hills to cross the Luoxue Mountains.

Generally speaking, even traveling merchants will not choose to cross the Luoxue Mountains in winter, and the snow is cold for the time being, and if you encounter a hungry monster at this time, it will be an endless battle.

But right here, near the entrance to the Kingdom of Dillon in the Westvalley, where the snow had been cleared, revealing the black-brown ground, hundreds of people were working in full swing, and not far away a dark gray castle had begun to take shape, connecting the narrowest part of the valley.

The gray wall of more than 20 meters was the first to be built, which was made of large stone bricks that had been carefully hewn out, and many places can be seen behind the city wall, and the castle is only an empty shelf at present.

The busy workers in the castle are all working with their heads bowed and silent with each other, but their sturdy statures and vaguely fierce aura reflect the extraordinary nature of their status.

"Lord Abbas!"

The adjutant wearing the dark black military uniform of the Dillon Kingdom hurriedly closed the open tent, isolated the cold wind outside, walked to Clint Abbas's side, and said respectfully.

Abbas did not look up, but continued to look down at the castle drawings on the table in front of him, his brow furrowed.

"What's wrong, Frank?"

As the person in charge of the construction of this castle in the West's Valley, Abbas naturally knows the significance and importance of this castle best, so he places his office next to the castle construction site, so that he can observe the progress of the construction at any time.

Although it was a lot of hard work, and even a bonfire in the tent could not completely dispel the cold of the Loche Mountains, but in order to live up to Anna's trust and trust, Abbas was willing to stay by the castle site at all times.

"The latest batch of building materials has been delivered and is now parked in warehouses 3, 4 and 5."

"Master Thort told me that the main frame of Westcastle is eighty percent complete, and now it is ready for subsequent enchantment enhancements."

"Good!"

Abbas's eyes lit up, this was the best news he had ever received in the past few days, although he had been staying by the castle, and he knew all the progress, but all the construction steps needed to be affirmed by Thoth, the master builder, even if he was in a hurry, there was nothing he could do.

After all, the Westcastle was built according to the top-level war castle, and unlike ordinary castles, in addition to using stronger stones, it also required a special magic pattern master to burn the magic pattern on a large scale, so that this castle has the ability to resist magic attacks.

Therefore, this needs to be controlled by Thoth, a master architect, and Abbas does not dare to let the construction of the castle be buried in order to catch up with the schedule, which is the bridgehead for the kingdom of Dillon to advance.

The cost of construction was so high that the Kingdom of Dillon was only prepared to build two such castles in the Loche Mountains, one in the western part of the Loche Mountains.

"Then hurry up and continue as planned!"

Abbas sat back in his chair, closed his eyes in thought, and instructed Adjutant Frank.

"Roger. Lord Abbas. ”

Frank received the order, but hesitated and did not leave directly.

"What's wrong?"

Abbas opened his eyes and looked at Frank, who was standing aside.

"It's starting to snow again, it's too cold, and now sixty percent of the soldiers are frostbitten, one percent of the soldiers have fainted, and three have returned to the arms of the goddess of ice and snow. Let's see if you can put the castle construction on hold for a day and give the soldiers a good rest. ”

Frank gritted his teeth and said, knowing that such a statement might anger Abbas, after all, the construction of the castle was too urgent.

In order not to arouse the vigilance of the Fez Kingdom, they even chose to start after the Luoxue Mountains were blocked by heavy snow.

Although this will make the construction of the castle many times more difficult, it is also the safest way.

There was an agreement between the two countries that they would not send troops or build castles in the Luoxue Mountains, and the construction of a war castle in the West Valley by the Kingdom of Dillon was a clear breach of the agreement.

But Frank felt compelled to explain the situation to Abbas, one of the most elite troops in the kingdom of Dillon, and it was distressing to lose a single Frank.

Abbas exhaled deeply, and he did not reprimand Frank this time, but said calmly:

"Tell the soldiers to hold on a little longer, and when the castle is done with its initial enchantment, you can rest for the day."

How could Abbas not know the pain that the cold brought to the soldiers, these were all his subordinates, and the elite who followed him out of the ice beast herd was also the guarantee that he had his status at this time.

But even so, he could only endure it ruthlessly, and only after the castle had completed the enchantment and had a certain defensive strength could he take a breath.

"Yes."

Looking at Abbas's expression, Frank was a little gloomy, but he still gave a military salute and went out to convey Abbas's order.

Abbas looked at the crackling fire, but his mind was no longer on the drawings in front of him.

He always had a feeling that urged him to speed up the construction of the castle at all costs, as if some danger was imminent.

Could it be Fez's army?

Abbas, who has been born and died many times, never doubted his hunch, which was a guarantee that he would be where he is now.

"Well, I hope everything goes well."

Only a long sigh remained in the tent.

——

At this time, not far from the castle, in a pine forest on a hill in the valley.

The falling snowflakes suddenly disappeared as they passed by.

Using the [Advanced Stealth Technique], Li Si, whose body shape was integrated with the surroundings, looked at the castle under construction in front of him, and his face was a little solemn.

This was where the golden dragon Sylvester Ludwig gave him a hint, and it was also one of the two most important centers of operation of the Kingdom of Dillon in the Locher Mountains in his memory.

(End of chapter)